Bishop Edward J. Slattery, 84, died Sept. 13. He was bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma.

Born in Chicago, Bishop Slattery attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary before being ordained in 1966.

“I’m saddened by the news of Bishop Slattery’s death, but I am thankful to our Almighty God for his service to the church and his unwavering support to Catholic Extension Society,” said Cardinal Cupich. “Join me in praying for this son of Chicago.”

After being ordained, Slattery served as assistant pastor at St. Jude the Apostle, South Holland. In 1971, he became vice president of the Chicago-based Catholic Extension Society, a funding agency for the American home missions. He then served as the society’s president from 1976 to 1994.

During that time, he also served as pastor of St. Rose of Lima.

He was installed as third bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa at Holy Family Cathedral on Jan. 12, 1994. He retired in 2016 and served the Diocese of Tulsa as bishop emeritus.

He is survived by his siblings Winnie C. Dollear, Anne T. Stevenson, Catherine J. Freihage, Margaret I. Sheehan and James E. Slattery.

School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Margaret Murphy, 92, died Sept. 16 at Ascension Resurrection Life Center.

Born in Chicago, Sister Margaret Mary was a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 72 years.

She taught elementary school in Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Michael, St. Alphonsus, Santa Maria Incoronata-Santa Lucia, St. Columba and St. Florian; was a part-time parish receptionist at St. Columba and administrative assistant at. St. Florian; and did a ministry of prayer and presence at Marian Village. She also was a leader and companion for SSND Associates for many years.

Resurrection Sister M. Paulette Pieta, 84, died July 24.

Born in Chicago and baptized at St. Roman Church, she lost her parents at an early age and was raised by her grandmother and aunts.

Sr. Paulette entered the Sisters of the Resurrection in 1963 and professed her first vows in 1965 and her final vows in 1971. She taught kindergarten at St. Casimir for 10 years and then served as administrator of Resurrection Day Care for 30 years. When the day care was closed, she ministered at Resurrection College Prep High School, where she supervised study periods and helped in the office for about 14 years. In the community, she served as local superior for a number of years.

Deacon Derald James “DJ” Shinkle, 92, died Aug. 20. He was ordained in 1978 and ministered at Sacred Heart Parish, Winnetka.

He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen, and his children Lisa Patt and Monique Blair. He is survived by his children Ray Shinkle, James Shinkle and Honor Shearer; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Divine Word Father Raymond Hober, 92, a missionary in the Philippines for more than three decades, died Aug. 3 in Techny.

Born in Pennsylvania, Father Hober entered the Society of the Divine Word in 1946 and professed vows in 1952 in New York. In 1960, he was ordained to the priesthood in Techny.

Following ordination, he was assigned to the Philippines, where he undertook additional theology courses in Manila before going to Mindoro, where he taught secondary school and college classes and served as a college administrator.

He simultaneously served the SVD Mindoro Province as treasurer. After a successful career in higher education, Father Hober was assigned to the Social Action committee of the Vicariate of Calapan. During this time, he found and dug water wells for communities desperately in need of fresh water.

In 2001, Father Hober was assigned to the Pittsburgh Community of the Chicago Province to travel and deliver mission appeals. He moved to Techny in semi-retirement in 2016.

Sister of the Living Word Rita Ramos, 90, died Aug. 6.

Born in Chicago, she spent her entire religious life and ministry in various missions in the Chicago area. She served as an elementary teacher for 17 years, and in parish ministry, teaching English as a Second Language, and fostering leadership in the Latino community from 1974 to 1989.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she served at Maternity BVM; St. Raphael; St. Teresa; St. Aloysius; Annunciation; St. Gregory; Our Lady of the Angels; St. Pius V; St. Joan of Arc, Skokie; Morton Community College, Cicero; Household International, Mount Prospect; High School District 214, Arlington Heights; Harper Community College, Palatine; St. Nicholas, Evanston; and St. Hedwig. She also served in Westmont, Aurora and Elgin; and in Wisconsin.

Deacon William Kalivoda, 84, died Aug. 4. He was ordained in 1979 and served at St. Julian Eymard, Elk Grove Village.

He retired in 2013 to care for his wife, Ginny, who predeceased him.

He is survived by his children Bob Kalivoda and Carol Bochat, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Divine Word Father Gerard O’Doherty, 85, died in Techny on July 16. He had served on three continents.

“He will be remembered by those who live and follow his example,” said Father Thomas Krosnicki SVD, who delivered the homily at Father O’Doherty’s funeral Mass. “He took pride in being a missionary servant.”

Born in Dublin, he completed his novitiate and seminary education in Ireland before being ordained in 1974.

Father O’Doherty’s superiors sent him to the Philippines for his first assignment to serve as a teacher and administrator. He worked in education and pastoral ministry in the Philippines for 17 years before returning home to Ireland to serve as procurator of the Ireland Community.

Five years later in 1996, he was needed in California, where he was appointed treasurer for the Western Province, while serving in several parishes.

Father O’Doherty moved to Techny in retirement in 2017.

He is survived by his brothers James, Peter and Brian O’Doherty.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Patricia (Adrianne) Brennan, 98, died July 27 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Born in Iowa, she professed vows in 1951.

Sister Patricia taught elementary school in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana, New Jersey and Wyoming, where she was also a principal. She also served as executive housekeeper at the Dominican Motherhouse in Sinsinawa.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Jarlath and taught and was librarian at Epiphany School where she also served as librarian.

She is survived by a sister, Rita Seidl.

Esther Mikuta (nee Abramowicz), 92, died Aug. 8. She was the sister of the late Bishop Alfred Abramowicz.

She was born, raised and lived in the Brighton Park community of Chicago until 1996, where she was a devoted volunteer to many parish ministries, causes and social activities at St. Pancratius Parish, as well as Five Holy Martyrs, where her brother was pastor from 1968 to 1990. She was active in the Council of Catholic Women and hospitality ministries at her parish, St. Bernard in Homer Glen.

Mrs. Mikuta was proud of her Polish ancestry and worked as a travel agent for decades, allowing her to travel to Japan, Russia, Yugoslavia, New Zealand and to Rome for a private audience with St. John Paul II.

Mrs. Mikuta was predeceased by her husband, Richard. She is survived by her children Kimberly Mikuta, Kevin Mikuta, Keith Mikuta and Kurt Mikuta; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.